Black Bean Burgers

By Tonya_Speed

NUTRITION per serving: 160 Calories; 3g Fat; 9g Protein; 22g Carbohydrate; 7g Dietary Fiber; 53mg Cholesterol; 448mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 1/2 Fat. Points: 3

Ingredients

• 2 slices whole wheat bread, torn
• 3 tablespoons cilantro leaves
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 (15-oz.) can black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 canned chipotle pepper in adobo sauce
• 1 to 2 teaspoons adobo sauce
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 egg
• Non-aerosol cooking spray
• 1 small plum (Roma) tomato, chopped

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from savingdinner.com

Preparation

Step 1

Place torn bread in a food processor bowl or blender container; cover and process or blend until bread resembles coarse crumbs; transfer to a large bowl and set aside. Place cilantro and garlic in the food processor bowl or blender container; cover and process or blend until finely chopped. Add drained beans, chipotle pepper, adobo sauce and cumin; cover and process or blend, using on/off pulses, until beans are coarsely chopped and mixture begins to pull away from the side of the bowl or container. Add bean mixture to bread crumbs then add egg and blend well. Shape mixture into four 1/2-inch-thick patties. Preheat grill to MEDIUM. Place patties on grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill for 8 to 10 minutes or until patties are heated through, turning once halfway through grilling. Serve burgers topped with tomatoes.

SERVING SUGGESTION: A big salad tossed with Easy Balsamic Vinaigrette (see recipe).
GLUTEN FREE: Use gluten free bread. Make sure black beans and chipotle peppers in adobo sauce are gluten free.